LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman exited Sunday afternoon’s 6-5 loss to the Brewers after being hit by a pitch on his left wrist within the sixth inning. The Dodgers described the damage as a left wrist contusion.
After Freeman took an 88 mph sinker off the wrist from Jose Quintana, he slowly started making his method towards the house dugout, the place he was met by supervisor Dave Roberts and a coach. Freeman did not linger for lengthy earlier than leaving for the clubhouse with a coach.
Hyeseong Kim pinch-ran for Freeman and remained within the recreation at second base, with Miguel Rojas taking on at first base.
So as to add insult to damage, Sunday’s loss sealed a sweep by the hands of the Brewers — not simply within the three-game set at Dodger Stadium, but in addition within the six-game season sequence. L.A. has misplaced 10 of its previous 12 video games.
Though Freeman has been in an prolonged droop — he has a .553 OPS since June 1 — he has however been an anchor of the Dodgers’ lineup. General, he is hitting .292 with an .836 OPS.
If this damage forces Freeman to overlook time, the Dodgers might use a Rojas-Dalton Dashing platoon at first base. Earlier than sliding over on Sunday, Rojas had logged 254 1/3 profession innings at first throughout 110 appearances (9 begins).
Dashing, who attracts roughly two begins per week because the backup to beginning catcher Will Smith, might get extra common at-bats as a left-handed possibility at first base. Whereas Dashing hasn’t performed there a lot within the Majors, he made 9 appearances (eight begins) at first with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis earlier than being promoted earlier this season.
